Author: Alan Brown

The University of Montevallo

The University of Montevallo is located just south of Birmingham. The university is the realization of the dream of educator and social activist Julia Tutwiler, who envisioned an institution where young women could acquire...

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A Brief History of Charleston

The first inhabitants of Charleston were Wando, Sewanee, and Kiawah Indians, who lived in the area until the mid-1700s. The first colonists from England called their city “Charles Towne” after their king, Charles II. Because...

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Ghosts of the Provost Dungeon

The Old Exchange Building is one of the most historically important colonial buildings still standing in the United States. Built in 1771 on 122 East Bay Street on the site of the Court of the Guard, colonists met in the Great...

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